API 34-115-21020OrphanedOil well
Nichols Paul 1
Oil well in Morgan County, Ohio · operated by Historic Owner
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 1, 1962
Plug date
Nov 13, 2025
Total depth
107 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-115-21020
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Morgan
- Coordinates
- 39.59469, -81.96941
- State record #
- 34115210200000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huffman C M 3 | 34-115-60871 | Orphaned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-115-61555 | 34-115-61555 | Other status | Other type | Historic Owner |
| 3 | 34-115-60910 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Well 34-115-60405 | 34-115-60405 | Orphaned | Other type | Historic Owner |
| Mclead Mrs N E 1 | 34-115-60308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Janes R 1 | 34-115-24311 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Power Resour Oper Co Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.